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Federation of North Texas Area Universities

The Federation of North Texas Area Universities, established in 1968 with guidance from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, enables the sharing of resources between the University of North Texas at Denton (UNT), Texas Woman's University at Denton and Texas A&M University-Commerce. This special agreement allows students to expand their course offerings while receiving credit and paying tuition at UNT.

Any UNT graduate student admitted to a master's or doctoral degree program or pursuing certification may cross-register in graduate level courses at TWU or A&M-Commerce that are being used toward their current degree program. Students must have the approval of their department and verify that TWU and/or A&M-Commerce does not have restrictions on the course.

Students in select graduate programs at the 3 participating institutions may complete a portion of their graduate work at either or both of the other 2, although a single institution grants the degree. The University of North Texas grants the following degrees that participate in the Federation:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Ph.D.

Counseling Psychology – Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary Studies - M.A./M.S.

Language and Literacy Studies – as a concentration under the Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction.

Literacy Education - as a specialization under the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction

Sociology – Ph.D.

Special Education – Ph.D.

In addition, 13 program committees have been formed to encourage cooperative activities between the participating universities.

UNT participates in an educational consortium with University of Texas at Arlington and Texas A&M University-Commerce for certain programs. Learn more about cross-registration opportunities at Universities Center at Dallas.